Strengthening health systems through networks: The need for measurement and feedback

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages IV62-IV66

  Willis, Cameron D ^a,b   Riley, Barbara L ^c   Best, Allan ^a,d   Ongolo Zogo, Pierre ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d InSource Research Group   (Canada)

^e YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

accountability; feedback; networks; performance measurement; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84866940038     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs089     Document Type: Note

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